Subaru Impreza 22B STi

The Subaru Impreza 22B STi is trading at a median of $208,350 in the US market, down 3.1% over the past year. With only one tracked sale in the 12-month window, the sample size is minimal but the signal reads BUY, suggesting the market has found a floor after recent declines.

This is a Holy Grail collectible with one of the rarest pedigrees in modern Subaru history—just 424 units were produced for the Japanese market in 1998. The car occupies the highest tier of collectibility, though current desirability scores as low, a paradox explained by its extreme scarcity and the thin slice of buyers wealthy and patient enough to pursue it.

The illiquid state of the market is evident: zero active listings and only a single transaction in the past year demonstrate how few of these cars change hands. For both buyers and sellers, this is a hold-and-wait market where pricing discovery happens in isolated deals rather than competitive bidding.

Base projections suggest modest headwinds over the near term, with values expected to ease to $197,374 by year three and $194,010 by year five—declines of 5.3% and 6.9% respectively from current levels. The ultra-thin transaction volume and low present-day desirability signals that ownership is driven by passion and collection completeness rather than appreciation momentum.